Speaking with the Spirit of the Blade Again / Flowers Bloom in an Instant, Beauty Fades in a Flash-Bankai: Scarlet Angel

"Come on, come on! Have some shaved ice!"

"Okay, okay! No more work talk. Let's eat!"

Senbu's eyes darted around. She had skipped work to come here too.

Yamabuki Chidori had never considered cracking down on attendance. Only a company on its last legs bothered with pointless rules like that.

Employees and companies used each other for mutual benefit, yet more and more bosses seemed to think they stood above their workers.

Companies like that never lasted long.

"Instructor, you said you needed my help with something? With what you can do... what could I possibly help you with?" Senbu scooped up some shaved ice and put it in her mouth. A cool rush swept over her. Skipping work with the Staff Officer was wonderful.

Yamabuki Chidori said calmly, "Even I have plenty of things I don't understand. Girls, for instance. Tell me... what does a girl who acts all prickly tend to like?"

Shunshun Shidō and Senbu both looked eager for gossip.

"Wait... is there a girl you like? What about Unohana? You two already live together! Oh, I get it. You're the kind of scumbag who plays with girls' hearts and bodies, aren't you?" Senbu asked excitedly.

Talking to the Blade Spirit Again

Why did the two of them get so excited the moment gossip came up?

Yamabuki Chidori sighed and shook his head.

"I just need to ask a girl for a favor, but she's dead set against it. What do young girls usually like? Can you two give me some ideas?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

Shunshun Shidō pinched his chin and thought hard.

"Brother, that's outside my area of expertise. Back when I was dating, girls always came to me. I never had to go out of my way to please one. Ah, being too popular isn't